Impact of compost, vermicompost and biochar on soil fertility, maize yield and soil erosion in Northern Vietnam: A three year mesocosm experiment

Compost, vermicompost and biochar amendments are thought to improve soil quality and plant yield. However, little is known about their long-term impact on crop yield and the environment in tropical agro-ecosystems. In this study we investigated the effect of organic amendments (buffalo manure, compost and verrnicompost) and biochar (applied alone or with vermicompost) on plant yield, soil fertility, soil erosion and water dynamics in a degraded Acrisol in Vietnam. Maize growth and yield, as well as weed growth, were examined for three years in terrestrial mesocosms under natural rainfall. Maize yield and growth showed high inter-annual variability depending on the organic amendment. Vermicompost improved maize growth and yield but its effect was rather small and was only significant when water availability was limited (year 2). This suggests that vermicompost could be a promising substrate for improving the resistance of agrosystems to water stress. When the vermicompost biochar mixture was applied, further growth and yield improvements were recorded in some cases. When applied alone, biochar had a positive influence on maize yield and growth, thus confirming its interest for improving long-term soil productivity. All organic amendments reduced water runoff, soil detachment and NH4+ and NO3- transfer to water. These effects were more significant with vermicompost than with buffalo manure and compost, highlighting that the beneficial influence of vermicompost is not limited to its influence on plant yield. In addition, this study showed for the first time that the combination of vermicompost and biochar may not only improve plant productivity but also reduce the negative impact of agriculture on water quality. (C) 2015 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

Effects of macrobenthos on sediment-water oxygen and ammonium fluxes. Final Report.

Sediments are an important location in determining the fate of nutrients entering the estuary. Role of sediments needs to be incorporated into water quality models. Purpose of this study was to estimate the portion of sediment oxygen consumption (SOC) and sediment ammonium (NH4+) release directly attributable to benthic invertebrates via the respiratory use of oxygen and catabolic release of ammonium. Samples were collected at 8 locations from August 1985 through November 1988. (PDF contains 45 pages)

Microscopic Model Of Nano-Scale Particles Removal In High Pressure Co2-Based Solvents

A physical model is presented to describe the kinds of static forces responsible for adhesion of nano-scale copper metal particles to silicon surface with a fluid layer. To demonstrate the extent of particle cleaning, Received in revised form equilibrium separation distance (ESD) and net adhesion force (NAF) of a regulated metal particle with different radii (10-300 nm) on the silicon surface in CO2-based cleaning systems under different pressures were simulated. Generally, increasing the pressure of the cleaning system decreased the net adhesion force between spherical copper particle and silicon surface entrapped with medium. For CO2 + isopropanol cleaning system, the equilibrium separation distance exhibited a maximum at temperature 313.15 K in the Equilibrium separation distance regions of pressure space (1.84-8.02 MPa). When the dimension of copper particle was given, for example, High pressure 50 nm radius particles, the net adhesion force decreased and equilibrium separation distance increased with increased pressure in the CO2 + H2O cleaning system at temperature 348.15 K under 2.50-12.67 MPa pressure range. However, the net adhesion force and equilibrium separation distance both decreased with an increase in surfactant concentration at given pressure (27.6 or 27.5 MPa) and temperature (318 or 298 K) for CO2 + H2O with surfactant PFPE COO-NH4+ or DiF(8)-PO4-Na+. (C) 2008 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

Phase behavior of complex superprotonic solid acids

Superprotonic phase transitions and thermal behaviors of three complex solid acid systems are presented, namely Rb3H(SO4)2-RbHSO4 system, Rb3H(SeO4)2-Cs3H(SeO4)2 solid solution system, and Cs6(H2SO4)3(H1.5PO4)4. These material systems present a rich set of phase transition characteristics that set them apart from other, simpler solid acids. A.C. impedance spectroscopy, high-temperature X-ray powder diffraction, and thermal analysis, as well as other characterization techniques, were employed to investigate the phase behavior of these systems.

Rb3H(SO4)2 is an atypical member of the M3H(XO4)2 class of compounds (M = alkali metal or NH4+ and X = S or Se) in that a transition to a high-conductivity state involves disproportionation into two phases rather than a simple polymorphic transition [1]. In the present work, investigations of the Rb3H(SO4)2-RbHSO4 system have revealed the disproportionation products to be Rb2SO4 and the previously unknown compound Rb5H3(SO4)4. The new compound becomes stable at a temperature between 25 and 140 °C and is isostructural to a recently reported trigonal phase with space group P3̅m of Cs5H3(SO4)4 [2]. At 185 °C the compound undergoes an apparently polymorphic transformation with a heat of transition of 23.8 kJ/mol and a slight additional increase in conductivity.

The compounds Rb3H(SeO4)2 and Cs3H(SeO4)2, though not isomorphous at ambient temperatures, are quintessential examples of superprotonic materials. Both adopt monoclinic structures at ambient temperatures and ultimately transform to a trigonal (R3̅m) superprotonic structure at slightly elevated temperatures, 178 and 183 °C, respectively. The compounds are completely miscible above the superprotonic transition and show extensive solubility below it. Beyond a careful determination of the phase boundaries, we find a remarkable 40-fold increase in the superprotonic conductivity in intermediate compositions rich in Rb as compared to either end-member.

The compound Cs6(H2SO4)3(H1.5PO4)4 is unusual amongst solid acid compounds in that it has a complex cubic structure at ambient temperature and apparently transforms to a simpler cubic structure of the CsCl-type (isostructural with CsH2PO4) at its transition temperature of 100-120 °C [3]. Here it is found that, depending on the level of humidification, the superprotonic transition of this material is superimposed with a decomposition reaction, which involves both exsolution of (liquid) acid and loss of H2O. This reaction can be suppressed by application of sufficiently high humidity, in which case Cs6(H2SO4)3(H1.5PO4)4 undergoes a true superprotonic transition. It is proposed that, under conditions of low humidity, the decomposition/dehydration reaction transforms the compound to Cs6(H2-0.5xSO4)3(H1.5PO4)4-x, also of the CsCl structure type at the temperatures of interest, but with a smaller unit cell. With increasing temperature, the decomposition/dehydration proceeds to greater and greater extent and unit cell of the solid phase decreases. This is identified to be the source of the apparent negative thermal expansion behavior.

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[1] L.A. Cowan, R.M. Morcos, N. Hatada, A. Navrotsky, S.M. Haile, Solid State Ionics 179 (2008) (9-10) 305.

[2] M. Sakashita, H. Fujihisa, K.I. Suzuki, S. Hayashi, K. Honda, Solid State Ionics 178 (2007) (21-22) 1262.

[3] C.R.I. Chisholm, Superprotonic Phase Transitions in Solid Acids: Parameters affecting the presence and stability of superprotonic transitions in the MHnXO4 family of compounds (X=S, Se, P, As; M=Li, Na, K, NH4, Rb, Cs), Materials Science, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California (2003).

Wastewater Electrolysis Cell for Environmental Pollutants Degradation and Molecular Hydrogen Generation

This study proposes a wastewater electrolysis cell (WEC) for on-site treatment of human waste coupled with decentralized molecular H₂ production. The core of the WEC includes mixed metal oxides anodes functionalized with bismuth doped TiO₂ (BiO_x/TiO₂). The BiO_x/TiO₂ anode shows reliable electro-catalytic activity to oxidize Cl- to reactive chlorine species (RCS), which degrades environmental pollutants including chemical oxygen demand (COD), protein, NH4⁺, urea, and total coliforms. The WEC experiments for treatment of various kinds of synthetic and real wastewater demonstrate sufficient water quality of effluent for reuse for toilet flushing and environmental purposes. Cathodic reduction of water and proton on stainless steel cathodes produced molecular H2 with moderate levels of current and energy efficiency. This thesis presents a comprehensive environmental analysis together with kinetic models to provide an in-depth understanding of reaction pathways mediated by the RCS and the effects of key operating parameters. The latter part of this thesis is dedicated to bilayer hetero-junction anodes which show enhanced generation efficiency of RCS and long-term stability.

Chapter 2 describes the reaction pathway and kinetics of urea degradation mediated by electrochemically generated RCS. The urea oxidation involves chloramines and chlorinated urea as reaction intermediates, for which the mass/charge balance analysis reveals that N₂ and CO₂ are the primary products. Chapter 3 investigates direct-current and photovoltaic powered WEC for domestic wastewater treatment, while Chapter 4 demonstrates the feasibility of the WEC to treat model septic tank effluents. The results in Chapter 2 and 3 corroborate the active roles of chlorine radicals (Cl•/Cl₂^-•) based on iR-compensated anodic potential (thermodynamic basis) and enhanced pseudo-first-order rate constants (kinetic basis). The effects of operating parameters (anodic potential and [Cl^-] in Chapter 3; influent dilution and anaerobic pretreatment in Chapter 4) on the rate and current/energy efficiency of pollutants degradation and H₂ production are thoroughly discussed based on robust kinetic models. Chapter 5 reports the generation of RCS on Ir_0.7Ta_0.3O_y/Bi_xTi_1-xO_z hetero-junction anodes with enhanced rate, current efficiency, and long-term stability compared to the Ir_0.7Ta_0.3O_y anode. The effects of surficial Bi concentration are interrogated, focusing on relative distributions between surface-bound hydroxyl radical and higher oxide.

Estudo do efeito das cargas de nutrientes no reservatório APM-Manso: uma abordagem através da modelagem numérica tridimensional.

Os gestores de recursos hídricos estão encarregados da gestão de longo prazo, a regulação e a proteção dos recursos hídricos. No entanto, reconhece-se que a estes gestores devem levar em conta a multiplicidade de usos dos recursos hídricos que são apresentadas pelas partes interessadas, tais como agricultores, fornecedores de água e grupos de ambientalistas. Dada a complexidade do sistema hidrológico, o desenvolvimento e a utilização de modelos matemáticos são muitas das vezes necessários. Neste contexto a modelagem ambiental é frequentemente realizada para avaliar os impactos da degradação do ecossistema devido à ação humana. Essa aplicação orientada a investigações proporciona um importante meio pelo qual os cientistas podem interagir e influenciar nas políticas a nível local, regional, nacional e internacional. No Mato Grosso, durante a implantação da hidroelétrica de Aproveitamento Múltiplo de Manso foram adotadas medidas de mitigação dos impactos socioeconômicos causados. Essas medidas geram uma tendência de aumento populacional associado a uma mudança das características sócio-econômicas, para toda a região do entorno do Reservatório, o que agrava o problema de poluição por nutrientes e denota que existe uma necessidade proeminente de estudos do impacto que estas cargas causariam no ecossistema do reservatório. Utilizando o modelo hidrodinâmico e termodinâmico tridimensional ELCOM, associado ao modelo biogeoquímico Caedym, este trabalho tem a finalidade de criar uma modelagem representativa das cargas dos principais nutrientes causadores da eutrofização cultural, sendo eles: a amônia (NH4), o nitrato (NO3) e o Ortofosfato (PO4), com a finalidade de estudar os efeitos das dinâmicas espaciais e temporais destas cargas no estado trófico deste reservatório no em torno dos pontos de lançamento de esgoto e na sua totalidade.

Substratos para uso em telhados verdes: Avaliação da retenção hídrica e qualidade da água de escoamento.

Telhados verdes são uma alternativa interessante para mitigar o risco de enchentes dada a enorme área de telhados não utilizada das superfícies impermeáveis nas áreas urbanas. Graças a sua capacidade de armazenagem de água, os telhados verdes podem reduzir significativamente o pico de escoamento dos eventos de maior pluviosidade. Investigações sobre a composição de substratos baseados em materiais locais e projetos adequados para regiões climáticas tropicais são menos frequentes. Vegetação e substrato são elementos de um telhado verde que precisam ser adaptados para cada microclima e não universalizados. O objetivo deste estudo foi avaliar o desempenho de diferentes composições de substratos baseados em solo local, biomassa de coco, condicionador de solo e componentes comerciais, com a finalidade de maximizar a capacidade de retenção da água de chuva e diminuir necessidades de manutenção. Um pré-ensaio de colunas avaliou a capacidade de retenção hídrica e a relação peso seco x peso úmido de 15 composições de substrato. As composições com melhores resultados constituíram os substratos S1(15% solo + 55% coco + 30%componentes comerciais), S2 (30% solo + 40% coco + 30%componentes comerciais) e S3 (60% solo + 10% coco + 30%componentes comerciais). A caracterização físico-química dos substratos, solo e fibra de coco foi realizada. Em seguida um teste de colunas avaliou a capacidade de retenção hídrica dos substratos sob duas condições de precipitação: uma leve (8,77 mm/h); e outra mais forte (42,0 mm/h). Os resultados apontaram que os substratos S2 e S3 apresentaram melhores resultados de retenção para ambas as intensidades de precipitação. Observou-se que S1, que apresentou melhor capacidade de retenção no pré-ensaio, teve desempenho inferior aos demais o que pode ser atribuído à maior concentração de fibra de coco na sua composição e o consequente surgimento de caminhos preferenciais ao longo do perfil da coluna, por onde a água escoou mais rapidamente. Em eventos de precipitação mais leve, os substratos reteram de 60 a 100% do total aplicado. Quando se aplicou uma intensidade de precipitação mais forte, a faixa de retenção ficou entre 40% e 59%. No entanto, as variáveis analisadas para avaliar a qualidade da água de escoamento dos substratos (pH, CE, P, NO3, NH4, Ca, Mg, Cu, Fe, Mn, Zn, Cr, Co, Ni) ficaram acima dos valores comumente encontrados na literatura, indicando que as composições aqui adotadas para os substratos podem implicar em uma fonte de poluição hídrica. Os substratos para uso em telhados verdes apresentados neste estudo atenderam seu objetivo quanto à retenção hídrica, mas a qualidade da água percolada torna seu uso inviável até o momento. Verificou-se a necessidade de estudar mais profundamente a qualidade da água lixiviada por cada componente dos substratos, individualmente, a fim de identificar as fontes dos elementos que presentes em concentrações elevadas tornam-se poluentes. Pode ser considerada a remoção de algum (s) dos componentes presentes na composição para se atingir um nível satisfatório de qualidade da água de escoamento.

Catalisadores à base de Mg/La e de Al/La para a produção de biodiesel a partir de óleos refinados e ácidos

A crescente preocupação com a preservação do meio ambiente aliada às perspectivas de esgotamento das fontes de energia obtidas dos combustíveis fósseis tem impulsionado a indústria a desenvolver combustíveis alternativos a partir de recursos renováveis e processos ambientalmente não agressivos. O biodiesel, uma mistura de ésteres de ácidos graxos obtida pela transesterificação catalítica de óleos vegetais com álcoois de cadeia curta (metanol ou etanol) é um combustível alternativo importante, pelo fato das suas propriedades (índice de cetano, conteúdo energético e viscosidade) serem similares às do diesel obtido a partir do petróleo. No presente trabalho, a transesterificação do óleo de soja com metanol para a produção de biodiesel foi estudada em presença de catalisadores sólidos à base de Mg/La e Al/La com propriedades ácido-básicas. Catalisadores de Mg/La com uma relação molar Mg/La igual a 9:1 foram preparados por coprecipitação utilizando três métodos que se diferenciavam quanto ao tipo de agente precipitante e a temperatura de calcinação. O catalisador preparado com (NH4)2CO3/NH4OH como agente precipitante e calcinado a 450 C apresentou as melhores características físico-químicas e catalíticas. Catalisadores à base de Mg/La e Al/La com diferentes composições químicas foram sintetizados nas condições de preparo selecionadas. O comportamento catalítico destes materiais foi investigado frente à reação de transesterificação do óleo de soja com metanol. O catalisador de Al/La com uma relação molar Al/La igual a 9:1 mostrou o melhor desempenho catalítico (rendimento em ésteres metílicos igual a 84 % a 180 C) e pode ser reutilizado por pelo menos três ciclos de reação. Também foram realizados testes catalíticos na presença do óleo de soja com 10 % de ácido oleico verificando-se que os catalisadores utilizados possuem sítios capazes de catalisar as reações de transesterificação e esterificação

君子兰形态发生的调控及其原生质体培养和细胞壁再生的研究

以君子兰为材料，研究了其形态发生的调控，并首次获得了君子兰原生质体培养的小细胞团，同时对原生质体细胞壁再生的条件进行了探索，主要结果如下： 1.细胞分裂素（6-BA）对合子胚的正常生长、发育有明显的抑制作用。 2.胚轴愈伤组织的形态和生长受2，4-D和6-BA浓度配比的影响;愈伤组织具有疏松型和致密型二种形态。 3.不同浓度的ZT、KT、6-BA与0.5mg/l NAA配合使用，仅能诱导不定芽的发生，细胞分裂素的浓度改变了诱导频率。 4.愈伤组织大小与形态发生有一定关系，愈伤组织小有利于胚状体的发生;较大的愈伤组织块不易受分化培养基中外源激素的影响。 5．愈伤组织的继代时间不影响不定芽的发生频率;而其培养时间影响了不定芽的分化。 6．不定芽可以起源于表层的分生细胞团，也可由愈伤组织表面突起的内部或较深处的分生细胞团分化而成。内起源的不定芽在分生细胞产生时与维管组织结节有联系。 7.叶片愈伤组织在附加不同浓度NAA、4mg／l 6-BA、2mg／l GAs的培养基中，分化出不定芽，其分化频率随NAA浓度升高而降低。 8.叶片原生质体培养一星期后，其再生细胞进行第一次均等或不均等分裂，一个月后形成10-16个细胞组成的小细胞团同时，原生质体还出现出芽、多核等现象。 9.不同的培养方式和光照条件影响了原生质体细胞壁再生的时间进程、分裂频率和植板率。 10.原生质体细胞再生的电镜观察表明，原生体在培养开始后，超微结构发生很大变化。大液泡消失，内部分布有大量小液泡，细胞核移向中央、核仁清晰，异染色质明显。线粒体、内质网增多，而不能再生细胞壁或完整细胞壁的原生质体，其膜出现小孔，细胞核、液泡、叶绿体等出现解体。 11.NH4+、激素、糖成份对原生质体细胞壁再生频率有较大影响。410mg/l NH4+、1%蔗糖对细胞壁再生比较合适;葡萄糖则有抑制作用。 12.活性炭对细胞壁再生有明显的促进作用。 本文还对原生质体的发育与细胞壁再生的关系进行了探讨，认为细胞壁的再生是否完全是原生质体培养成功与否的首要条件;原生质体细胞壁再生的模式不同于普遍细胞分裂和分化过程中细胞壁的形成、沉积，它与高尔基体无关。

玉米原生质体培养、超低温保存和组织培养的研究

本文叙述了两个玉米基因型（小八趟×水白和白17）原生质体培养的植株再生;用基因型（小八趟×水白）为材料研究影响玉米原生质体培养的各种因素，并此基因型的原生质体经超低温保存后获得植株再生;以及用多种基因型玉米幼胚为材料诱导愈伤组织与植株再生。 影响玉米原生质体游离、分裂与植株再生的因素是多方面的。酶液组合0.2% Onozuka RS + 1% Hemicellulase + 0.1% Pectolyase，利用继代8-16天的愈伤组织，所获原生质体的数量与质量最佳。在原生质体植板率方面，结果表明：N6作为基本培养基是理想的;氮源中，NO3-具有明显的促进作用，而NH4+具有明显的抑制作用;有机氮源是不能缺少的，所使用的四种有机氮源中L-脯氨酸效果最明显。2,4-D浓度以1.0 mg/l最佳。原生质体培养后的渗透压浓度降低的时间以培养四星期后为宜。利用三步诱导，成功地获得胚胎发生的植株再生，并且还指出原生质体起始材料的保存年限大大影响原生质体所再生愈伤组织的分化。 采用上述筛选出的最佳游离、培养以及植株再生的方法，成功地培养了基因型（白17）的原生质体，并获得植株再生。原生质体再生细胞培养4-5天后开始一次分裂;培养15天后，植板率为3-4%。一个月后，原生质体所再生的肉眼可见的愈伤组织，分步转至分化培养基。最后，愈伤组织通过胚胎发生获得植株再生，频率约10%。 玉米原生质体，利用5%DMSO与0.55 M葡萄糖作为混合保护剂，经慢速（1 ℃/分钟）降至－40 ℃，停留二小时后直接投入液氮保存。保存3天后，原生质体在40 ℃的温水浴中快速化冻，成活率高达30-40%。成活原生质体培养后生长正常，植板率高达8-10%。培养5-6星期后，再生愈伤组织转至分化培养基;最后获得植株再生，频率为5-10%。 本文最后叙述了玉米七种基因型的幼胚诱导获得愈伤组织，再生植株频率可达70-80%。 上述各方面的研究结果，对玉米的遗传操作和细胞抗寒性研究、生理代谢的研究等都是十分有价值的。

联合固氮菌Klebsiella oxytoca SA2和水稻幼苗的相互作用

从内蒙流沙地先锋植物沙竹（Psammochloa mongokca）内分离到一株内生细菌，经鉴定定名为Klebsiella oxytoca SA-2 K.oxytoca SA-2兼性厌氧固氮，NH4+抑制其固氮酶合成。部分抑制固氮酶活性;N03 -抑制其固氮酶的合成和活性。 60℃灭活K.oxytoca SA-2整体菌免疫兔子得到抗血清。免疫印迹表明此抗血清具K.oxytoca SA-2种特异性。石蜡切片免疫金银染色结合显微观察发现K.oxytoca SA-2定殖于沙竹叶鞘薄壁细胞和叶片的薄壁细胞内。 K.oxytoca SA-2在半固体培养基中接种水稻幼苗，限菌培养21天，根内重新分离的数量达l06 cfu/g．FWroot，但K.oxytoca SA-2在富养的土壤中生长良好，表现为兼性内生菌。 限菌培养水稻（Oryza sativa）幼苗，石蜡切片免疫金银染色结合显微观察研究了的K.oxytoca SA-2的侵染特性．K.oxytoca SA-2可以通过侧根发生处和表皮细胞胞间层进入根内，在皮层薄壁细胞间隙大量定殖，在解体和看似完整的薄壁细胞内也有定殖，在根和茎中柱内K.oxytoca SA-2进入了木质部导管。在根基，K.oxytoca SA-2大量侵入了已解体的内皮层和中柱鞘细胞，植物细胞在K.oxytoca SA-2侵入后解体，可能表现为严格的局部超敏反应。 接种K.oxytoca SA-2 21天，水稻地上苗部分没有发现肉眼和显微可见的病症。与对照相比，接种K.oxytoca SA-2显著促进限氮培养水稻幼苗的生长。由于K.oxytoca SA-2在限碳限氮培养基和水稻幼苗共培养时能分泌NH4+和植物激素，它可能通过向水稻幼苗提供氮素和分泌植物激素促进植物生长。而且用固氮酶铁蛋白抗血清进行免疫金银染色发现定殖在根基皮层薄壁细胞胞间层和细胞间隙，木质部导管和茎基木质部导管的K.oxytoca SA-2可以表达固氮酶，固氮参与了K.oxytoca SA-2在水稻幼苗中的内生。 培养基内碳源（苹果酸）和培养温度对K.oxytoca SA-2和水稻幼苗相互作用的影响也进行了研究。 研究表明，K.oxytoca SA-2作为兼性内生固氮菌，能够和植物紧密联合，并在植物体内开拓一个有利的生态位固氮，而且K.oxytoca SA-2可以分泌NH4+和植物激素，在和植物相互作用中使植物受益。

提高生物拮抗菌对果实采后病害的生防效力研究

摘要 　　"随着人们对身体健康和环境污染的日益重视，化学农药作为控制果实采后病害的主要方法受到了很大限制，科学研究者不得不寻求更加安全有效的防治果实采后病害的新方法。生物防治以其对环境和人类健康不造成危害的优点而逐渐受到人们的青睐。然而，由于生物防治是以活菌为基础，有其局限性和时效性，单独使用拮抗菌很难达到化学药剂完全控制果实采后病害的效果，因此，提高拮抗菌的生防效力成为当今生物防治领域的研究重点。本文主要研究了拮抗菌与不同外源物质配合使用的抑病效果及协同抑病机理;拮抗菌对采前田间和采后贮藏环境条件的适应能力;以及采前应用拮抗菌对果实采后贮藏期间病害的生物防治效力。研究结果表明： 　　1、酵母拮抗菌Cryptococcus laurentii与低浓度化学杀菌剂imazalil（25g/ml）和kresoxim-methyl（50g/ml）配合使用可以显著提高对冬枣果实采后黑霉病（Alternaria alternata）和褐腐病（Monilinia fructicola）的防治效果，杀菌剂并不影响拮抗菌在冬枣果实伤口的生长动态。 　　2、酵母拮抗菌Pichia membranefaciens和C. laurentii 与钼酸铵（NH4-Mo，5 mmol/L）和碳酸氢钠（NaHCO3，2%）配合能够显著提高对甜樱桃果实采后褐腐病（M. fructicola）的抑病能力。通过in vitro和扫描电镜观察结果表明，NH4-Mo和NaHCO3能够显著地抑制病原菌M. fructicola在培养基和果实伤口的生长，具有杀菌作用。 　　3、酵母拮抗菌C. laurentii和Rhodotorula glutinis与硅酸钠（Na2SiO3）配合使用对甜樱桃果实采后青霉病（Penicillium expansum）和褐腐病（M. fructicola）以及对冬枣果实青霉病（P. expansum）和黑霉病（A. alternata）的防治效果更好。经in vitro和扫描电镜观察表明，Na2SiO3对病原菌在培养基和果实伤口的生长有明显的抑制作用。同时，Na2SiO3还能诱导果实苯丙氨酸解氨酶（PAL）、多酚氧化酶（PPO）和过氧化物酶（POD）等抗性相关酶活性的提高。 　　4、酵母拮抗菌R. glutinis与水杨酸（SA，0.5mmol/L）配合可显著提高对甜樱桃果实采后青霉病（P. expansum）和黑霉病（A. alternata）的抑病能力。SA不影响拮抗菌在果实伤口的生长，in vitro实验中低浓度的SA对病原菌孢子萌发和芽管伸长也没有抑制作用。SA可能是通过诱导果实产生抗性来协同提高拮抗菌的抑病效果，而不是直接抑制病原菌生长。 　　5、酵母拮抗菌C. laurentii和R. glutinis在气调（Controlled atmospheres, CA）贮藏条件下对樱桃果实采后青霉病（P. expansum）和黑霉病（A. alternata）的防治效果显著提高。气调贮藏不抑制拮抗菌在甜樱桃果实伤口的生长。 　　6、采前应用酵母拮抗菌C. laurentii 和R. glutinis能够显著抑制甜樱桃果实在采后不同贮藏环境下的发病率。拮抗菌能够在田间果实表面生长并一直保持较高的数量。在试验的三种酵母拮抗菌中，C. laurentii的防病效果最好，该菌不仅能在果实表面迅速生长，也能适应低温和CA贮藏环境。"

水母雪莲毛状根培养及黄酮类化合物生物合成的调控

水母雪莲(Saussurea medusa Maxim)为菊科凤毛菊属植物,是名贵中药材,其主要活性成分为黄酮类化合物。为解决雪莲资源匮乏，本文开展了利用水母雪莲毛状根培养生产黄酮类活性成分的研究。 在1/2MS液体培养基上研究了不同理化因子对水母雪莲毛状根生长和黄酮类化合物生物合成的影响。实验结果表明:氮源总浓度（包括NH4+和NO3-）为30 mmol/L;NH4+/NO3-比例为5:25;2 %蔗糖和3 %葡萄糖组合;0.5 mg/L GA3和0.5 mg/L IBA;pH 5.8;18 h/d的光照（光强为3500 Lux）;24℃;摇床转速为100 rpm的条件有利于毛状根生长及黄酮类化合物的生物合成。在此培养条件下，经过21 d的培养毛状根生长量达到12.8 g/L（DW），黄酮类化合物合成量为1922 mg/L，即黄酮类化合物含量占毛状根干重的15 %，约为野生水母雪莲植株干重黄酮类化合物含量的25倍。 用MJ和SA两种诱导子分别处理水母雪莲的毛状根，适宜条件下它们均能使毛状根中黄酮类化合物的产量得到提高。实验发现，在水母雪莲毛状根培养过程中，MJ抑制其生长，但提高了黄酮类化合物在毛状根中的百分含量;SA降低了黄酮类化合物在毛状根中的百分含量，但促进其生长。诱导子的作用效果与诱导子的浓度和添加时间有关。在延迟期后期添加浓度为0.02 mmol/L的MJ时黄酮类化合物产量达到 849 mg/L，比对照（633 mg/L）提高34.1 %;在指数生长期中期添加浓度为0.03 mmol/L的SA时，黄酮类化合物产量达到968 mg/L，比对照（633 mg/L）提高52.9 %。在指数生长期前期同时添加浓度为0.02 mmol/L的MJ 和0.03 mmol/L的SA，黄酮类化合物的产量为1125 mg/L，比对照（633 mg/L）提高77.7 %。 另外采取热水、碱提取，乙醇沉淀获得水母雪莲毛状根多糖。进一步用α-萘酚—浓硫酸法进行定性、定量分析，测得水母雪莲毛状根中水溶性多糖与碱溶性多糖的含量分别为2.453 %和3.391 % 。

根瘤菌、铵态氮、光照强度对大豆固氮和光合作用影响的研究

生物固氮和植物光合作用作为全球生态系统的两个基本生物学过程, 在碳氮循环、自然生态系统的维持和演替，以及农业生产中起了重要作用。尽管过去关于共生固氮与光合作用的研究取得了巨大成就，但是，很少将两者直接联系起来。本研究通过比较低光效和高光效大豆接种高效固氮根瘤菌后固氮与光合作用的差异，比较接种根瘤菌和施用铵态氮肥对大豆光合生理的影响或光照强度对大豆光合固氮的影响，以及C4基因转化C3 豆科植物—苜蓿的研究，试图将两者偶联起来。研究获得以下结果： 1．用nifA和dct工程根瘤菌接种低光效和高光效大豆后，与出发菌株比，均提高了大豆的固氮和光合作用。两者相比，nifA工程菌对低光效大豆黑农37号发挥了比较好的作用，大豆的光合作用参数，固氮活性和植物株高、株重等产量参数比dct工程菌好;dct工程菌接种高光效大豆黑农40号后，尽管固氮酶活性与nifA工程菌相比没有明显差异，但是大豆光合作用和产量参数有了比较明显的提高。 2．光照培养条件下，对大豆进行了接种根瘤菌（108细菌/ mL）、低氮（5 mmol/L (NH4)2SO4）和高氮（30 mmol/L (NH4)2SO4）处理。测定的大豆生长状况和光合作用系列参数结果表明：低氮处理的最好，接种根瘤菌的次之，高氮处理的最差。由此说明单纯接种根瘤菌满足不了大豆发育过程中的氮营养要求，其光合作用和生长受到不利影响。但是，高氮处理也并没有提高大豆的光合作用，其生长发育甚至受到抑制。该结果为生产实践中合理施肥提供了光合生理方面的参考。 3．接根瘤菌和不接根瘤菌的大豆在正常光强（150μmol photons m-2s-1）下生长三周后进行遮光（15μmol photons m-2s-1，7天）和复光（正常光强，7天）处理，大豆的光合作用有下降和回复。测定的一系列光合参数、叶绿素荧光参数，以及植物的生长生理参数结果表明：接根瘤菌大豆与不接根瘤菌的大豆对遮光的响应有不同。正常光照下，接种根瘤菌能促进大豆生长与光合作用;遮光处理后，根瘤菌对大豆的促进作用不显著。 4．获得了不同苜蓿品种的愈伤组织及其诱导的再生植株。并作了用小米、甘蔗的PEPC基因转化苜蓿的研究。由于在实验过程中，考虑转基因植物的安全性，着重于用甘露糖筛选转化体系的研究工作，忽略了用抗生素筛选转化体。用PCR法从苜蓿中扩增出甘露糖异构酶基因（pmi），表明苜蓿体内含有自己的甘露糖异构酶基因，使得甘露糖筛选没有成功。

森林生态系统的养分循环-一个温带落叶阔叶林生态系统的研究

l、有机质和全N在草甸土壤的不同层次之间呈现明显的差异，表现力随着土壤深度的增加，含量逐渐降低。无机N包括NH4+-N和No3--N在土层之闻的差异并没有象全N和有机质那么显著。NH4+-在表面30Cm的土壤中明显高于NO3--N的。全P在各层土壤中的含量差异并不显著，但有效p在三层土壤中表现出明显的差异，表现为随土壤深度的增加而降低。 K、Na、Ca、Mg、Fe和AI等6种金属元素的可交换成分在革甸土壤中的含量除K表现出明显的土层间的差异外，在表层30cm的土壤中并没有明显的随土壤深度变化的趋势。 有机质和全N在东灵山地区主要森林土壤中的含量以0~lOcm土层中的显著高于10~20cm的土层中的。20cm的土层中无机N中也以NH4+-为主，这与草甸土壤中的一致。全p和有效P在两个土层之间的差异并不十分显著，而以0^lOcm土层略高于10～20Cm土层的。 K、Na、Ca、Mg、Fe和AI等6种金属元素的可交换成分在不同土层间的差异以K和Ca较为明显，K和Ca在O—1Ocm的土层中要高于lO-20cm的。 森林土壤中的有机质、全N（包括NH4+-N）、全p（包括有效P)都表现为低于亚高山草甸土壤中的，主要原因是亚高山革甸分布于海拔1800cm至2300m，而主要森林类型则基本分布在海拔120m至1500m，亚高山草甸较为恶劣的气候条件明显不利于有机质的矿化，因而分解速率较低，积聚了较多的有机质．而森林土壤中较低的NH4+-N和有效P则可能是由于森林中旺盛的生命活动，尤其是微生物的活动，而大量被植物和微生物固持，因而，即使在森林土壤中有较高的矿化速率，但仍具有较低的NH4+-N和有效p的含量． 不同类型的森林土壤之间各化学成分并没有发现有明显的变化趋势，即使森林类型差异较大的落叶阔叶林和针叶林之间也并没有发现十分显著的差异，这说明各森林类型土壤之间养分特征的一致性。两种针叶林均为人工林，林龄不超过30，而在这之前推测也是以落叶阔叶林为主，森林土壤在这30年间并没有发生十分明显的变化。 在l100m至I500m之间的各种森林类型的土壤也没有表现出十分明显的与海拔高度的相关性。同一森林土壤在不同时间的采样之间，各化学成分也没有表现出明显的差异。 2、降水引起的树干茎流水分中全N的含量在降水季节的初期的含量略高于大量降水期间的。而在降水季节后期，随着每次降雨量的减少，降水间隔时间的增加，树干茎流中N的含量明显地有很大幅度的升高。NO3-N在树干茎流中的含量也同样受到了降水量的影响，表现在后期也发生显著的升高，但升高的幅度没有全N的大。受到降水量影响的元素还有S。 全p在树干茎流水分中含量随降水时间的变化，在各个树种之间有很大的差异。 其它几种元素的可交换态在茎流水分中的含量以K的含量为最高;其次是S、ca、Mg，AI在所有分析的元素中含量最低。不过，AI在降水初期(6月22日)的取样中，含量在几个树种的茎流水分样品中普遍较高，Ca和Mg也被发现有类似的情形。 穿透雨中全N的含量在降水初期略高于降水中期的，而至降水末期时又略有升高，这种格局与树干茎流水分中的具有一致性。全P、K、Ca、Mg、S．ＡＩ等包括全N及其无视成分与树干茎流中的含量的差异并不显著． 地表径流中的全N含量在去除枯枝落叶层的径流场的变化格局与树干茎流和穿透雨中的较为一致．表明这三者之间存在一定的相关性．但与未去除枯枝落叶层的径流场的径流水分中全N和NO３－Ｎ的含量并不十分一致，全N和NO３－N的含量有时较高． 取自马牙石沟流水堰口的集水区水样中全N和NO３-N的含量均变化在l～3ｍｇ／L之间;而取自南沟流水堰口的集水区水样中的全N和N03-N的含量均在l～2mg／L之间，但在这两者之间并没有十分显著的差异，说明取自两个集水区溪流水分中的全N和N03-N的含量基本一致。 3、通过对三个森林立地乔木层生物量的两次调查（相隔6年），发现尽管以辽东栎为主要优势树种的暖温带落叶阔叶混交林（91- 03）第一次调查的生物量低于辽东栋林（91 - 02）和桦木林（91 - 04)的，但在生长6年后，该立地的乔木层生物量已明显超过桦木林的，其增长速率在三个样地中为最高。 根据两次调查的结果，三个样地中出现的11种乔木树种胸径的增加可以分成两组，第一组包括北京花楸、糠椴、白桦和辽东栎，另一组则由山杨、五角枫、棘皮桦、大叶白蜡、蒙椴、黄花柳和沙涞组成。6年中，第一组树种的胸径增加量在1.O～l.4em之间，而第二组的增量在0.2~O.9cm之间，两者之间具有显著的差异。 常用的生物量预测模型包括两个因子，即胸径(D)和树高(H)。D通常可以实测得到，但H大部分只能估计得到。本研究通过比较6年前后两次树高的实际估测结果，证明用D和H共同建立的模型预测结果可能会产生较大的人为误差，建议改用D的单因子预测模型。 无论是实测结果还是树木年轮分析结果，都表明处于目前径级水平的暖温带地区分布的这几个树种还处在不断生长的过程中，随着年龄的增加，表现为胸径还有很大程度的增加，因为这些树种目前的大径级个体的年平均增加速率大于小径级的． 树木年龄与胸径的相互关系的分析结果表明，树木年龄和胸径可以很好地用饱和模型Y=a-be－ｃｘ来拟合． 4、通过近5年对辽东栎枝条( D<0.5cm)和叶片凋落物分解的观察和分析，发现辽东栎枝条的总失重率达到了43%，分解速率常数k为2.713x10－3／周，而叶的总失重率则可以达到70%，分解速率常数k为6.234xl0-3/周. 枝条分解过程中的有机质含量变化可以分为三种类型，一种是单调上升型的，如蛋白质，其含量从3.5%增加到约6%;-种是单调下降型的，如半纤维素，约从15%降低至7%;另一种则是相对变化不大，如粗纤维（包括纤维素和木质素），粗纤维的含量变化在58％±3%，木质素变化在56%±2.5%，纤维素则变化在1%～3%之间。 用Olson指数方程拟合，结果表明粗纤维、木质素和半纤维素三者的分解以半纤维素为最快，分解速率常数为5.693xl0-3／周，其次是木质素和粗纤维，分别为2.461x10-3/周和2.352xl0-3／周．而蛋白质和纤维素的拟合结果较差或根本无法拟合． 用Olsoｎ指数方程拟合的结果表明，有些元素在凋落物分解过程中可以很好地用该方程拟合，如K，Na、Mn和C，p和N，Mg，Zn，而一些元素如Ca和Cu没有取得很好的拟合效果。 几种元素在叶片凋落物分解过程过程的丢失速率也以K为最快，其它元素的顺序为，e，N，p，Na，Mn，Mg和Ca（Ca的拟合效果较差），而Cu、Zn也不能很好地用Olson指数方程拟合。 5、根据对东灵山地区6年(199l~1997)的气象观测结果，可得到该地区的年平均降水量和总降水量，用1994年分析的降水中养分含量的数据可以近似计算得东灵山地区每年通过降水进入该暖温带落叶阔叶林生态系统的几种养分输入量。同理可以计算降水输入养分在树干茎流和穿透雨中的分配，还可以计算养分从地表径流中的输出。通过对这几个水分循环的主要环节中养分输入或输出量的计算，发现每年通过降水而进入系统的养分，大部分将积累在系统中，而输出份额只占很小的一部分。 K和Mg两种养分元素在降水通过林冠和树干表面时，将产生大量的淋溶，而Ca的淋溶较小．N、P和AI则产生少量的吸附或吸收。对于S来说，淋溶和吸收或吸附作用相当，或两者都很小。 通过生物量的年平均增量和生物量中的养分含量可以计算得到每年积累在生物量中的养分量即存留量，同理可以计算年凋落物中的养分量、归还量及生物系统从土壤中吸收的养分量，每年养分的存留率．通过以上计算，发现该落叶阔叶林对养分的存留率较低，这可能是由于该落叶阔叶林森林生态系统每年具有较高的养分归还量，对于一些元素来说，还具有较高的淋溶量，尤其是K和Mg．